Lewis "Scooter" Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying to investigators looking into the leak of a CIA operative's identity.
He also was fined $250,000. Libby was convicted March 6 of four counts in a five-count indictment alleging perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements to FBI investigators.
The 30-month sentence was for the obstruction of justice charge. Libby received shorter sentences on the other counts, to run concurrently.
Some people are saying it's too much. I feel like it's about right and even could be longer.
Here's what the judge said: "People who occupy these types of positions, where they have the welfare and security of the nation in their hands, have a special obligation to not do anything that might create a problem."
I think people should be talking about this instead of Paris Hilton's jail time.
Is Rove next??
2007-06-05
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